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HARRY M. GonnEN, o'r-JAMAICA PLAIN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIeNOnTOv NORFOLK IRON COMPANY, OFNONFOLK DOWNS. MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OT MASSAA CHUSETTS.

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p Application led January 17, l1923. Serial No. 613,18l).

To all whom, t may concern.

Be it known that I, HARRY M. GOUDEN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at .Tamaica Plain, in the oountyof Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented cer` tain new and useful Improvements in Conveyers; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description "of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same. i

. The present invention relates to animpr'ovement in conveyers.

The object of the invention is to reorganize and improve the construction of gravity conveyers used in factories, warehouses, shops and the like, for conveying articles fromplace to place therein, and the invention consists lin :the improvements :hereinafter described and particularly defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the preferred lform of the invention, Fig. 1 is aperspective view of a gravity conveyer embodying the present invention; Fig. 2 is an-elevation of a conveyer roll-and 'associated parts; Fig. 3' is an enlarged-sectional longitudinal elevation of a roll support, illustrating the details of construction; and Fig. i is a detail hereinafter referred to.,

The illustrated embodiment of the invention is described as follows: The conveyer consists of a' series of rolls 10 rotatably mounted in a frame 11 shown as an angle iron, one member being located on each side of the conveyer and supporting the shafts or spindles upon which the rolls are mounted. The `conveyer `roll consists of a cold drawn seamless tube 12 in the end of `which a recess is formed of the size of the flange of the bearing cup 13. This bearing cup is l forced into the recess and bottoms against the shoulder 14. rlhen the roll end is spun or rolled down, as shown at 15, to form an.y inwardly extendedange which holds the j ball with a frusto-conical surface on the outside which tendsv to shed any dust or dirt or other thing which may lodge upon it and so deflect such dustvor other thing away from the bearing, and tends to keep the bearing clean and in good working condition. The ends of the roll shaft 16 project through the ange of the angle iron 11 and are necked down at 2O to receive a lock clip 21 by which the shaft is held from escape through the angle irons. Thislock clip hastwo circular segmental portions 22 united by a spring portion 23. By springing the segmental portions 22 over the shaftl it issecurely held in place thereon against the strains towhich it might be subjected in holding the shaft in place.' Heretofore cotter pins have been used for this purpose, but as the shaft sometimes rotates a person standing alongside of the conveyer is likely to have his clothes caught by the ootter pin and injured thereby. So this present construction contemplates a lock 'clip which' has a Smooth exterior surface notI .liable to catch on clothing or other things accidentally coming in contact with the end of 'the'shaft The lock clip is shown in Fig` 4.

here are two features of especial importance embodied in this conveyer.

The first feature is the secure'and perfect. connect-ion between the rollhead and the roll. v Heretofore it has been the practice lto force the roll head in and then indent the .roll to secure it in place, resulting in inacthe end of the roll and forcing the roll head into the recess, a correct and accurate positioning of the roll head in the roll is secured, and such positioning is maintained securely by spinning down the fiangel over the edge of the roll head flange.

rThe second feature of im ortance in this conveyer resides in making t e exterior portion of the inner ball race frusto-conical in .form So as to shedv dust, dirt or other things from the bearing and prevent their access thereto, thereby maintaining good operative conditions in the bearing.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

l. A conveyer roll consisting of a piece of cold drawn seamless tube formed with e Hlt) shouldered recess in its end concentric withA the outer surface thereof and of adiameter greater than the inside diameter of the tube,

and a circular roll head'havin its eripheral 'portion of one thickness, atera ly extended at right angles to the axis of the roll and fitting tightly and received within the o rece, said roll head being securely maintained in the recess by a spun ange of the '1A reduced portion of the tube beyond the head secured in lits end provided with a central shaft extending loosel the r'oll head, said hea hole, a stationa through th-hole 1n ,being provided witha central ball racepdeand the outer surface of the roll, an inne cone bearing fixed on the shaft, balls betweent' .the ball race in the head and the cone of the shaft, the depth of the ball race de ression fief being greaizerthan the diameter of t e balle to permit the enlarged waist portion ef the cone to enter and close the depressionir cup in the roll head and the outer surface of the cone bearing bein frusto-conical to shed dust, dirt 'or other t in from the bearin HAR Y M. GOUDEN. 

